General Information

Serial #

F 2598

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, CARDBOARD, LEATHER, CLOTH CASE/ CLOTH PRESSURE CUFF/ RUBBER TUBING AND RUBBER INFLATION BULB/ GOLD-COLOURED METAL SPHYGMOMANOMETER (GLASS COVERED DIALINDICATES PRESSURE READINGS)/ ORANGE VELVET COVER FOR SPHYGMOMANOMETER.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

125.0 cm

Width

59.0 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TAYLOR INSTRUMENT

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1930'3 TO 1970'S

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TYPICAL INSTRUMENT USED BY PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE. PRESSURE CUFF IS INFLATED AROUND PATIENT'S ARM: USING A STETHOSCOPE THE POINTS AT WHICH THE PULSE IS CUT OFF, AND THE PRESSURE OF THE PULSE'S RETURN, ARE NOTED AS HIGH (SYSTOLIC) AND LOW (DIASTOLIC) READINGS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON CLOTH TAG SEWN TO CUFF: 'DR. ROGERS' TYCOS SPHYGMOMANOMETER MANUFACTURED BY TAYLOR INSTRUMENT COMPANIES ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.'/ ON PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE: 'AIR-FLO CONTROL W.A. BAUM CO. INC. NEW YORK'/ SCALE ON METER RANGES FROM 20 TO 300 WITH EACH MARK COUNTING FOR 2/ 'BAUMANOMETER' ON BULB/ 'DR. ROGERS' TYCOS SHYGMOMANOMETER NO. F 2598 PATENTED DEC 21-1915. SEPT 11-1917 MADE IN USA M/ M' ON METER DIAL/ 'WHW' SCRATCHED INTO BACK OF METER HOUSING/ 'PAT. FEB. 17-1903' ON CASE SNAP.

Missing

N/A

Finish

METAL AND CARDBOARD CASE COVERED IN BLACK LEATHER AND CLOTH/ TUBING IS BLACK/ INFLATION BULB IS GREEN/ PRESSURE CUFF (IS GREY)/ RUST COLOURED COVER FOR METER/ NEEDLE HAS BLUE SHINE/ BRASS (?) HOOK ATTACHED TO CUFF/ THUMBSCREW ON PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE IS TEXTURED FOR BETTER GRIP.

Decoration

N/A